The troublesome Raigne
1021stolick Sea, doo in the name of S.
Peter and his
succe
ssor our
1022holy Father Pope
Innocent, pronounce thee accur
sed di
schar-
1023ging euery of thy
subie
ctes of all dutie and fealtie that they
1024d
oo owe to thee, and pardon and forgiuenes of
sinne to tho
se or
1025them what
soeuer, which
shall carrie armes again
st thee, or
1026murder th
ée: this I pronounce, and charge all good men to
1027abhorre thee as an excommunicate per
son.
1028Iohn So
sir, the more the Fox is cur
st the better a fares: if
1029God ble
sse me and my Land, let the Pope and his
shauelings
1031Card. Furthermore I charge th
ée Philip King of
France,
1032and al the Kings and Princes of Chri
stendome, to make war
1033vppon this mi
screant: and whereas thou ha
st made a league
1034with him, and con
firmed it by oath, I d
oo in the name of our
1035fore
said father the Pope, acquit th
ée of that oath as vnlawful,
1036being made with an heretike, how
sai
st thou
Philip, doo
st thou
1038Iohn Brother of
Fraunce, what
say you to the Cardinall?
1039Philip I
say, I am
sorrie for your Maie
stie, reque
sting
1040you to
submit your
selfe to the Church of
Rome.
1041John And what
say you to our league, if I doo not
submit?
1042Philip What
should I
say? I mu
st obey the Pope.
1043Iohn Obey the Pope, and breake your oath to God?
1044Philip The Legate hath ab
solude me of mine oath:
1045Then yeeld to
Rome, or I de
fie th
ée h
éere.
1046Iohn Why
Philip, I de
fie the Pope and th
ée,
1047Fal
se as thou art, and periurde K. of
Fraunce,
1048Unworthie man to be accompted King.
1049Giu'
st thou thy
sword into a Prelates hands?
1050Pandulph, where I of Abbots, Monkes and Friers
1051Haue taken
somewhat to maintaine my warres,
1052Now will I take no more but all they haue.
1053Ile rowze the lazie lubbers from their Cells,
1054And in de
spight Ile
send them to the Pope.
1055Mother, come you with me, and for the re
st 1056That will not follow
Iohn in this attempt,
Con-